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Anglian Water Fens and Lincolnshire Reservoirs Early Works Partner (EWP)

ANGLIAN WATER SERVICES LIMITED

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18 Sep 2026 at 11:38

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Anglian Water Services Ltd is planning an Early Works Partner framework for the Fens Reservoirs and Lincolnshire Reservoir scheme, strategic water-resource projects intended to improve drinking-water security and reduce abstraction from environmentally sensitive areas. The work covers preparatory statutory, technical and construction activities before development consent and main construction. Potential services include principal-contractor coordination, health and safety under CDM, site management and logistics, compounds and welfare, constructability and design coordination, environmental and ecological mitigation, archaeology, heritage and geophysical investigations, water, topographical, utility, environmental and geotechnical surveys, UXO investigations, traffic management, drainage and discharge infrastructure, temporary works, property and dilapidation surveys, demolition, clearance and earthworks trials. Delivery will support the Fens and Lincolnshire reservoir sites and associated assets serving Anglian Water and Cambridge Water customers.

This procurement is at planning and is a preliminary market-engagement exercise, not an invitation to tender or a commitment to procure. Anglian Water expects to issue a Procurement Specific Questionnaire in early November 2026, with responses due by the end of November 2026, followed by an invitation to tender in January 2027. The anticipated award date is May 2027, with contract completion in the second quarter of 2032. The proposed framework would run for an initial five years, with up to three discretionary 12-month extensions, giving a maximum duration of eight years and an indicative maximum extent date of 29 June 2035. The estimated value is £60 million to £80 million for market-engagement purposes. There is one planned lot, covering works, construction-related, engineering, environmental and civil-engineering support services.

The programme will suit principal contractors, civil-engineering and construction firms, environmental and ecological specialists, surveyors, geotechnical and UXO investigators, archaeologists, heritage and geophysical consultants, traffic-management providers, demolition and earthworks contractors, and firms delivering temporary works, drainage or utility-related activities. Suppliers should prepare for a complex, multi-disciplinary water-infrastructure programme involving site coordination, contractor management, logistics, safety, consenting support and work around environmentally sensitive sites. Relevant experience in large infrastructure, reservoir development, construction planning, ground investigation, environmental assessment, ecological mitigation, statutory consents or pre-construction works is likely to be valuable. Organisations interested in competing should monitor the planned questionnaire and later tender, while recognising that this engagement does not determine participation in any future procurement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Anglian Water Fens and Lincolnshire Reservoirs Early Works Partner (EWP)

Notice Description

AWS is facing unprecedented challenges due to climate change, population growth and environmental constraints. These challenges include more frequent droughts, increased demand for water, and the need to reduce water abstraction from environmentally sensitive areas. To address these challenges, the Water Resources East regional planning and the Water Resource Management Planning of Anglian Water and Cambridge Water have selected the Fens Reservoirs (FR) and Lincolnshire reservoir (LR) schemes as low-regret Strategic Resource Options (SRO) to improve water security and meet societal and environmental outcomes. The reservoirs will provide safe, resilient supplies of drinking water, as well as environmental, socioeconomic, leisure, and wellbeing benefits for the communities they serve. FR and LR will be delivered to the benefit of both AWS and Cambridge Water (CWC) customers. The FR and LR and associated assets (abstraction, treatment and transfers) are being progressed through the fast-tracked delivery framework overseen by the Regulators' Alliance for Progressing Infrastructure Development (RAPID), and each is proposed to be a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) seeking consent through the Development Consent Order (DCO) regime. Due to the size and complexity of the programme, Specified Infrastructure Project Regulations (SIPR) is the preferred delivery model for the reservoirs. SIPR was introduced by the UK Government in 2013 as a mechanism for an alternative approach to financing and delivering large and complex water and sewerage infrastructure projects. Under SIPR, the Secretary of State (SoS) or Ofwat (under delegation from the SoS) may specify an infrastructure project for delivery under a "project licence" by a third party where certain conditions are met. Early Works are the preparatory activities; site investigation works and construction tasks to be completed prior to Development Consent Order (DCO) determination and commencement of Enabling Works and Main Construction Works. The works will comprise preparatory statutory, technical, and construction activities required to support the obtaining of the necessary consents prior to DCO determination. Anglian Water are considering the following activities as part of the EWP Framework scope where the EWP will act as the Principal Contractor (PC), where it is reasonably practicable. Principal Contractor Services - Overall site coordination, health and safety management, logistics and contractor management. Duty under CDM. Site Management & Logistics - Site operations, welfare, security, access management and logistics controls. Site Establishment & Compounds - Establishment and operation of site compounds, welfare facilities and supporting infrastructure. Constructability & Design Coordination - Construction planning, buildability reviews and coordination with design development activities. Environmental Mitigation - Delivery of environmental mitigation measures required to support the programme. Ecological Mitigation & Monitoring - Habitat creation, species protection works and ecological monitoring activities. Archaeology, Heritage & Geophysical Investigations - Archaeological investigations, heritage works and geophysical surveys. Water Surveys - Water level and quality monitoring Topographical & Utility Surveys - Topographical surveys, utility detection, mapping and verification activities. Geotechnical Investigations - Ground investigations, testing and reporting. Environmental Surveys - Environmental baseline and compliance surveys. Ecological Surveys - Ecological surveys supporting environmental assessment and mitigation requirements. UXO Investigations - Unexploded ordnance surveys and investigations. Temporary Traffic Management - Temporary traffic management, road closures and associated highway measures. Site Discharge & Consenting Support - Delivery of drainage and discharge infrastructure and support to consent compliance activities. Temporary Works - Design, management and assurance of temporary works. Property Management & Dilapidation Surveys - Property-related activities, condition surveys and management of affected assets and interfaces. Demolition Works - Demolition and clearance of existing structures where required to facilitate delivery of Early Works. Earthworks Trials - A scaled-down embankment constructed to validate ground behaviour, design assumptions, construction methods and specifications before full-scale reservoir embankment delivery. The duration of the Framework is proposed to be an initial 5-year term with a possible extension option. The contracting authority reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to extend the Framework Agreement on up to three occasions with each extension being for a period of 12 months. Accordingly, the maximum duration will be eight years (5 years + 1 year + year + 1 year). We anticipate releasing a Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) at the beginning of November 2026 with return by the end of November 2026 and launch an ITT January 2027. Anticipated Award Date is May 2027 with Contract Completion quarter 2 of 2032. The estimated contract value is currently anticipated to be between PS60 million and PS80 million. This estimate is provided for market engagement purposes only and will be confirmed in the tender notice.

Planning Information

Anglian Water invites interested parties via this Notice to register their interest for market engagement activities, that will include a market engagement briefing and market sounding questionnaire, as part of a planned ongoing programme of market engagement ahead of the procurement activities related to the Fens Reservoir and Lincs Reservoir EWP Framework procurement exercise. Please note that this Notice is not a call for competition or a commitment by Anglian Water to enter into any future procurement, Framework Agreement or Contract. To register your interest in the market engagement activities please complete the registration form here and return to us by the 9th October 2026. https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=uyT_3okgAESMjvceaAN4sphRMuVDZC1HjTneYa17EkpUM0MzWjIyVkRRTDVJMkwyQUg1UlpWWjlWVy4u Conditions regarding this PMEN: - This market engagement exercise is open to any organisation that wishes to respond. AWS would like to thank you in advance for your participation. - AWS has selected CPV codes that it considers most closely fit the scope of this market engagement. - Any queries in relation to this PMEN can be sent to the following email address: SROResMarketEngagement@anglianwater.co.uk - This PMEN is not a call for competition and is not published to reduce time limits for the receipt of tenders. Any dates and/or durations in this PMEN are indicative only. - Non-participation in the Reservoirs Programme's market engagement activities shall not prevent any supplier from participating in any future procurement. - Publication of this PMEN is part of the AWS's due diligence process on its options, and the publication of this PMEN does not indicate that a decision has been made on a particular route for a procurement and/or subsequent contract award. - AWS is not obliged to respond to any correspondence on this PMEN or any matter related to this market engagement. - The decision to include any party/economic operator in any subsequent market engagement process shall remain with AWS alone. - AWS accepts no liability or responsibility to any person (including a legal person) as a consequence of relying on the information set out in this PMEN.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077541
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088598-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

45 - Construction work

51 - Installation services (except software)

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

44611600 - Reservoirs

45220000 - Engineering works and construction works

51820000 - Installation services of reservoirs

71248000 - Supervision of project and documentation

71311100 - Civil engineering support services

71500000 - Construction-related services

90700000 - Environmental services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Sep 20263 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 May 2027 - 1 Jul 2032 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ANGLIAN WATER SERVICES LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HUNTINGDON
Postcode
PE29 6XU
Postcode Area
Peterborough
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Huntingdonshire
Electoral Ward
Huntingdon North
Westminster Constituency
Huntingdon

Further Information

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